What is in This Collection?

This index is an electronic index for the years 1866 to 1891.

This index is not complete for any particular place, region or time period. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

If possible, use what you know to find an image of the original record. The index contains only basic identifying information for a person; the original record therefore may contain more information not found in the index

Continue to search the index for family members

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

Check for variants of given names and surnames. It was not uncommon for an individual to be listed under a nickname, middle name, or abbreviation of their given name

Search the records of nearby locations. In the period of this collection, few individuals ever lived more than 20 miles from their place pf birth, though smaller moves were common

Known Issues with This Collection

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Citing This Collection

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